Joseph Kirtland Explained

Joseph Kirtland is a mathematician, specializing in group theory.^[1] His 2000 book Identification Numbers and Check Digit Schemes won the 2002 Beckenbach Book Prize.^[2]

Biography

Kirkland matriculated in 1981 at Syracuse University, where he graduated in 1985 with a B.S. in mathematics. At the University of New Hampshire, he graduated in mathematics with an M.S. in 1987 and a Ph.D. in 1992.^[1] His Ph.D. thesis Finite Groups as a Generalization of Vector Spaces through the Use of Splitting Systems was supervised by Homer Franklin Bechtell Jr. (1929–2022).^[3] In September 1992, Kirtland joined the staff of the computer science and mathematics department of Marist College. From the academic year 1994–1995 to the academic year 2006–2007, he received 10 times the Faculty Recognition Award given by Marist College's Student Academic Council. In 2002 the Metropolitan New York Section of the Mathematics Association of America (MAA) gave him their Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics.^[1] At Marist College, he has taught a wide variety of mathematics courses.^[4] Kirtland, the author of three books, has done research on group theory and has published not only on group theory but also on linear algebra, mathematics education, and mathematical computing.^[1]

Personal life

Kirtland and his wife Cindy are the parents of a son and a daughter.^[5] He and his wife have hiked all of the mountains over in the Catskill Mountains.^[1]

Selected publications

Articles

• 10.1080/00927879408824873 . The geometry of finite groups through the use of splitting systems . 1994 . Kirtland . Joseph . Communications in Algebra . 22 . 3 . 735–764 .
• 2. 10.1007/BF01201778 . Direct products of inseparable finite groups . 1994 . Kirtland . Joseph . Archiv der Mathematik . 62 . 4 . 289–291 . 120879635 .
• 2. 10.1080/00927879508825224 . Finite solvable multiprimitive groups . 1995 . Kirtland . Joseph . Communications in Algebra . 23 . 335–356 .
• 2. 10.1080/00927879708825850 . Direct products of inseparable finite groups, II . 1997 . Kirtland . Joseph . Communications in Algebra . 25 . 243–246 .
• 2. 10.1017/S0017089500010065 . Supplementation in groups . 2000 . Kappe . Luise-Charlotte . Kirtland . Joseph . Glasgow Mathematical Journal . 42 . 37–50 .
• 2. 10.1007/s00013-003-0788-y . Finite groups with trivial Frattini subgroup . 2003 . Kappe . L.-C. . Kirtland . J. . Archiv der Mathematik . 80 . 3 . 225–234 . 116543112 .
• 2. Kirtland, Joseph. Hoh, Pau-San. Freshmen Can Offer Mathematical Solutions to Real-World Issues. FOCUS. 24. 8. 25–26. 2004. November 2004, Focus issue
• 2. Kirtland, Joseph. The Puzzle "No. Crunch" and Word Length in the Symmetric Group. The UMAP Journal. 29. 4. 431–448. 2008.
• 2. Kirtland, Joseph. Find proper factorizations in finite groups. Algebra and Discrete Mathematics. 2009. 8. 2. 49–59.
• 2. 10.1007/s00013-011-0316-4 . Finite groups with all subgroups not contained in the Frattini subgroup permutable . 2011 . Kirtland . Joseph . Archiv der Mathematik . 97 . 5 . 399–406 . 122169786 .
• 2. 10.1007/s10114-015-3309-6 . On two classes of finite inseparable p-groups . 2015 . Kirtland . Joseph . Acta Mathematica Sinica, English Series . 31 . 7 . 1203–1214 . 254143504 .
• Book: 2. Complementation of Normal Subgroups: In Finite Groups . 978-3-11-048021-4 . Kirtland . Joseph . 11 September 2017 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG .
• 2. 10.1080/00927872.2020.1756310 . A note on a class of generalized nilpotent groups introduced by Bechtell and Doerk . 2020 . Kirtland . Joseph . Communications in Algebra . 48 . 10 . 4142–4148 . 218921293 .

Books

• Book: Identification Numbers and Check Digit Schemes . 978-0-88385-720-5 . Kirtland . Joseph . 31 December 2000 . American Mathematical Soc. .
  • Book: 2001 edition . 978-0-88385-720-5 . 00108052 . 29 March 2001 . Cambridge University Press . ^[6]
• Book: Complementation of Normal Subgroups: In Finite Groups . 978-3-11-047892-1 . 2017036955 . Kirtland . Joseph . 11 September 2017 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG . ^[7]
• Book: Proofs 101: An Introduction to Formal Mathematics . 978-1-000-22734-5 . Kirtland . Joseph . 21 November 2020 . CRC Press . abstract at Taylor & Francis website
  • Book: 2021 ebook edition. 21 November 2020 . CRC Press, Taylor & Francis . 2020027998. 9781003082927.

References

1. Web site: Bio: Dr. Joseph Kirtland, Professor of Mathematics . Marist College.
2. Web site: Beckenbach Book Prize . . maa.org .
3. Web site: Homer F. Bechtell, Jr. (1929–2022). Kent & Pelczar Funeral Home & Crematory. New Market, New Hampshire.
4. Web site: Joseph Kirtland. Coursicle, Marist College.
5. Web site: Introduction & Bibliography for Identification Numbers and Check Digit Schemes by Joseph Kirtland. AMS/MAA Classroom Resource Materials, volume 18, American Mathematical Society (ams.org).
6. Web site: Ensley, Doug. August 22, 2001. review of Identification Numbers and Check Digit Schemes by Joseph Kirtland. MAA Reviews, Mathematical Association of America .
7. Web site: Dr. Joseph Kirtland (with discussion of Complementation of Normal Subgroups published by De Gruyter). Profiles, Marist College .

External links

• Web site: Joseph Kirtland, Professor of Mathematics. Marist College. (homepage)